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***Community OpenHouse***

Oct 2, 2023 

5-6:30 PM

All are invited to come see our improvements and plans for the future!


NEW Opportunity!!  Community Mini Grant 

Applications are due Oct 15, 2023, contact any MWC member, pick up the application at the clubhouse or call 812-797-6000 for more information!


 Founded 1914 - Incorporated 1931

Colors - Green & White

Flower - Carnation

Meetings - First Monday of Month, February through December
 

Mackinaw Woman's Club, Inc.
310 E. Jamet
PO Box 356

Mackinaw City, MI 49701


 The Mackinaw Woman's Club is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit, 

tax exempt charitable organization registered with the State of Michigan. 

We donate to local organizations which promote education, literary, music, art, cultural, and similar endeavors as part of our philanthropic program. 


 

Mission Statement

The purpose of this club shall be "to create an organized center of action among women for cooperation in literary, educational and philanthropic work; 

for the study thereof, and for general culture, 

for the promotion of practical interest in science, art, 

literature, and music for the betterment of Mackinaw"



We provide the means to send K - 5 elementary grades to the beautiful Cheboygan Opera House in March to attend a professional stage production attuned to children, some of whom may never have had the opportunity to see one before. The Youth Theatre stories portrayed teach a valuable lesson to youngsters. 


We have also contributed to "Closeup," the program which enables 

a high school class to travel to Washington, D. C., 

to see our government in action, 

including our state representatives and senators. 

These students overwhelmingly name this project 

as their most important and interesting 

in their final comments as graduating seniors.


The club awards a scholarship annually to a graduating senior, 

whom we consider has participated in community events, 

has been involved in community service, 

displays a record of balanced overall activity in academics 

and athletics, and a high GPA, as well as a goal of realistic values 

for his or her future. This scholarship is the result of 

our investment in the Mackinaw Woman's Club Fund

 in the Straits Area Community Foundation, 

which supports grants for Cheboygan County and Mackinaw City. 

This award is the "Lucy Gridley Award," (a true Mackinaw Woman!) 

who was the daughter of an early past president, Luella Jackson.



Annually we have two major fund-raisers - a 4th of July outdoor 

Strawberry Social on the Marina Lawn, and the Mackinac Island Swim the second Sunday  in August - from which the proceeds 

allow us to contribute to several worthy 

causes and organizations. 


We Support: 

Versiti Blood Centers

Mackinaw Chamber of Commerce's "Music in Mackinaw" Program
Mackinaw City Area Arts Council
Mackinaw Area Public Library
Mackinaw Area Public Schools (Special Needs and School Supplies)
Mackinaw Area Public Schools Close Up Trip (every other year)
Mackinaw Band Boosters
Mackinaw Area Historical Society
Mackinaw Straits Raptor Watch
Diane Peppler Women's Resource Center, Sault Ste. Marie
Straits Area Food Pantry


We have a long list of requests for other donations, 

which is rotated on an annual basis, as we are able. 

We also hold smaller fund-raisers such as bake sales, 

plant sales, occasional rummage sales, craft items, etc. 

to supplement our income as needed to provide 

maintenance and upkeep of our clubhouse.


We publish a quarterly newsletter, the "Tattler," 

to keep members informed of what we, as a club, 

have accomplished and what plans are ahead 

for the future of the club.

We established this web site to dispense information. 

The address is www.MackinawWomansClub.org.


Every May we hold a Past Presidents Dinner to honor our past presidents 

and review our long-established history from 1914 to the present. 

We also participate in the annual "Grand Parade" 

just before the "Fort Michilimackinac Pageant Re-enactment" 

over Memorial weekend.

In the 6 months of February, March, April, June, 

October, and November, we try to present programs 

of various interests with speakers whose expertise helps 

to educate and inform the members on timely subjects. 

Some of these are presented in local restaurants, 

or in our own clubhouse. Occasionally, the club as a whole 

may take a field trip to a particular destination.  

January is a vacation month. In September 

we will have a soup, salad,or sandwich luncheon 

at the clubhouse and enjoy either a program, 

or play games, or just socialize.

In December, we celebrate with a Christmas party 

for the members before we close our club year. 

This has been either a potluck at the clubhouse, 

or dinner in a local or area restaurant. 

While we are serious about what we accomplish, 

we are a fun-loving group, but we do not sit around 

constantly with our "pinkie" fingers in the air 

as we occasionally have a cup of tea. 

We enjoy the company of our sister members 

as we chat over refreshments provided by our hostesses 

following programs, and we laugh with great gusto.


 

Mackinaw Woman’s  Club 

2021 and ongoing accomplishments 

1. Welcomed  new members 

2. Yearly  Blood drives and exceeded set  goals 

3. Repaired two outside window sills, removed  old caulk, re-caulked around all outside  windows 

4. Removed interior window trim and old  window weights 

5. Insulated around windows 

6. Replaced window trim, scraped and repainted window trim 

7. Raised funds from annual plant sale 

8. Memorial funds used to purchase two park  benches; one for clubhouse lawn 

and the second in Old School Park 

9. Installed Little Free Library, held a ribbon  cutting ceremony for it, and stocked it 

10. Donated $100 to Icebreaker Mackinaw  women’s exhibit 

11. Gave $500+ scholarship to Jillian Lidy 

12. Betty Waak continues cataloguing historical  material 

13. Strawberry Social raised $1,388 

14. Provided craft items for library’s summer  reading program 

15. Participated in Heritage Village Festival with  historical book cart 

16. Held two meetings in clubhouse backyard 

17. Baked 600 cookies and volunteered for  Mackinac Island Swim Event 

18. Received $16,700 from swim event 

19. Donated sewing kits to library’s sewing club 

20. Front steps of clubhouse repainted 

21. Solar/motion lights installed on steps 

22. Book club established 

23. Updated electrical outlets 

24. Installed exit lights 

25. Closet cleaned out 

26. New gas meter installed 

27. Re-caulked around chimney 

(2021 Accomplishments continued) 

28. Clubhouse downspouts cleaned 

29. Installed plastic window-well covers  

30. Repaired water-damaged ceiling in group  room 

31. Participated in Trunk or Treat 

32. Insulated clubhouse walls and ceiling 

33. Purchased new Christmas tree  

34. Recognized Joann Leal for her years of  service as club treasurer 

and antique show  chair 

35. Repaired ceiling 

36. Insulated clubhouse 

37. Donated to five nonprofits with profits  from swim event: 

a. Church of the Straits Food Pantry 

b. Diane Peppler Resource Center 

c. Mackinaw Area Public Library 

d. Mackinaw Public School special education art supplies 

e. Mackinaw Area Historical Society 

38. Provided salads for Ron Gwilt’s funeral  luncheon 

39. Recognized past presidents with the annual  dinner 

40. Christmas party was attended by 17 members 

41. Donna Falor received the Community  Excellence Award for Hospitality Leadership  Award from the Mackinaw Area Chamber  of Commerce 

42. Mary Ann Moore was awarded the Citizen  of the Year Community Excellence Award  from the Mackinaw Area Chamber of  Commerce 

43. The Mackinaw Woman’s Club was  

recognized as the Organization of the Year  during the Mackinaw Area Chamber of  Commerce’s Community Excellence Awards  ceremony 

44. Made and sent Valentines cards and candy  to the residents at Pine Crest. 

45.  Quarterly Blood Drives




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